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afgtnk wrote: November 30, 2021, 10:02 pm Yeah Botman's a real ****
couldnt agree more.
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gergreg wrote:There's absolutely nothing wrong with differing opinions, expressing it and debating it. But there comes a point where criticism of the club, coach or certain players gets pretty **** boring. Honestly, what does typing up 'Ricky Stuart / Croker / Hodgson is crap' on a daily basis add to the forum?

We all get it. We had a bad year where Croker and Hodgson were very ordinary and Ricky got a lot wrong but there is some very short memories ... in forums in general.

If you look at rugby league in the NRL era, as a small sample size, the best player in the game is different almost every season. There is this unrealistic expectation that players are robots and should be playing a 10/10 game every week, every season of their careers. It just doesn't happen.
Hear, hear gerg.

It’s not that people object to dissenting opinions, it’s people object to hearing them endlessly with nothing of value added.

Rodman on McCrone was a prime example. Alphabet has a half dozen. Rickmando has a few.

We get it. Talk about something different for a bit.
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gangrenous wrote: December 1, 2021, 5:57 am
gergreg wrote:There's absolutely nothing wrong with differing opinions, expressing it and debating it. But there comes a point where criticism of the club, coach or certain players gets pretty **** boring. Honestly, what does typing up 'Ricky Stuart / Croker / Hodgson is crap' on a daily basis add to the forum?

We all get it. We had a bad year where Croker and Hodgson were very ordinary and Ricky got a lot wrong but there is some very short memories ... in forums in general.

If you look at rugby league in the NRL era, as a small sample size, the best player in the game is different almost every season. There is this unrealistic expectation that players are robots and should be playing a 10/10 game every week, every season of their careers. It just doesn't happen.
Hear, hear gerg.

It’s not that people object to dissenting opinions, it’s people object to hearing them endlessly with nothing of value added.

Rodman on McCrone was a prime example. Alphabet has a half dozen. Rickmando has a few.

We get it. Talk about something different for a bit.
Yeah it's like we get it...You don't have to keep banging on about it at every opportunity. Such a punish
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gangrenous wrote: December 1, 2021, 5:57 am
gergreg wrote:There's absolutely nothing wrong with differing opinions, expressing it and debating it. But there comes a point where criticism of the club, coach or certain players gets pretty **** boring. Honestly, what does typing up 'Ricky Stuart / Croker / Hodgson is crap' on a daily basis add to the forum?

We all get it. We had a bad year where Croker and Hodgson were very ordinary and Ricky got a lot wrong but there is some very short memories ... in forums in general.

If you look at rugby league in the NRL era, as a small sample size, the best player in the game is different almost every season. There is this unrealistic expectation that players are robots and should be playing a 10/10 game every week, every season of their careers. It just doesn't happen.
Hear, hear gerg.

It’s not that people object to dissenting opinions, it’s people object to hearing them endlessly with nothing of value added.

Rodman on McCrone was a prime example. Alphabet has a half dozen. Rickmando has a few.

We get it. Talk about something different for a bit.
The irony being that you do the exact same thing you accuse others of doing.
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I suspect to some extent I am a hypocrite. Most people are. But I’m confident in saying I don’t death ride an idea across threads to the extent of the examples I gave.

Curious to see what you’d consider mine to be?
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Nothing wrong with criticism...It's Rickmando and his relentless bagging that is hard to take
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Raiders666 wrote: December 1, 2021, 12:19 pm Nothing wrong with criticism...It's Rickmando and his relentless bagging that is hard to take
I’ve always appreciated the reality that Rickmando brings to the debate. There isn’t anyone on here that I 100% agree with on every topic, but I find Rickmando’s commentary and views more interesting and thought provoking than the constant cry of “yay raiders”
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What constant cry of "Yay Raiders"? Honestly who and where are they? I've been on this and other sites like it for 20 **** years now and boards like these simply arent populated by "yay raiders" people... it's by and large populated by the clubs most rabid, irrational and passionate fans, most of which want a place to ride the highs and vent in the lows with others who share their passion.

There are FAR, FAR more posters who are overwhelmingly negative and would snarkily ask "what took them so long?" if the club cured cancer than there are people who believe the club is above criticism. That's not saying anything bad about those people or the site, it's just the nature of it. The types who dont want to hear or believe the club does anything wrong don't generally last long because these places over analysis every aspect of the club and invariably when over analysis comes, you'll find more avenues for criticism
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Botman wrote: December 1, 2021, 1:51 pm What constant cry of "Yay Raiders"? Honestly who and where are they?
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yeh raiders wrote: August 27, 2021, 7:51 pm **** YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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That’s “yeh raiders”
Not “yay raiders”
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I was saying boo-urns…
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gangrenous wrote: December 1, 2021, 7:18 pm I was saying boo-urns…
i like the way Snrub thinks!
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He won’t be going to the Tigers.
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I’d say it’s confirmed that Hodgo is not going to be a tiger. https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/premi ... 4e8ce4650a

Bet Nico is hoping this was a modest deal.
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Tigers sign Api From Panthers

Hodgson will end up at the Dolphins I reckon


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2020: 1. Nicol-Klokstad 2. Cotric 3. Croker (c) 4 Leilua 5. Scott 6. Wighton 7. G. Williams 8. Papalii 9. Hodgson (c) 10. Sutton 11. J. Bateman 12. Whitehead 13. Tapine ----
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They probably got a better outcome depending on the price. Despite some off field issues.
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Definitely


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Dusty wrote: December 3, 2021, 5:11 pm Tigers sign Api From Panthers

Hodgson will end up at the Dolphins I reckon


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I think he’s worn out his welcome, and clubs know it…
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Raider Azz wrote: December 1, 2021, 10:44 pm
RichmondRaider wrote:This forum needs a feature where if the ad hominem comes out with the careful dissection of respective posts for more than n comments, the combatants are diverted to their own Twilight zone thread to hash it out all without knowing it.

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I mean the block button exists for a reason. I put one particular poster under my block list and it improved my time here immensely. I recommend you give it a shot.

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Yet despite that, you still check those 'blocked posts' :lol:

Christ. Grow a set you utter snowflake
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Dusty wrote:Tigers sign Api From Panthers

Hodgson will end up at the Dolphins I reckon


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Won’t end up at the Dolphins, they will look for youth or QLDers in my opinion


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maybe. I always though Dolphins were a good fit for him. Last year in Canberra, Dolphins is a fresh start - he can be a foundation player, maybe captain, certainly a leader. Potentially squeeze 2 years out of them.
Thats 3 full years then at max $$
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Api $650k 3rd year option.
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gangrenous wrote:I suspect to some extent I am a hypocrite. Most people are. But I’m confident in saying I don’t death ride an idea across threads to the extent of the examples I gave.

Curious to see what you’d consider mine to be?
I’m still waiting my friend?

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Oh, I'm sorry.

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Woe is us, refs out to get us

So on and so forth, to name but a few.
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RTW wrote: December 3, 2021, 6:18 pm
Dusty wrote:Tigers sign Api From Panthers

Hodgson will end up at the Dolphins I reckon


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They might end up possibly being the worst side in history. Another problem with the salary cap
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Why aren't we going for elite hookers for 2023, or are we satisfied Starling is the real deal?
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Hong Kong Raider wrote: December 3, 2021, 9:53 pm Why aren't we going for elite hookers for 2023, or are we satisfied Starling is the real deal?
I’d say there are question marks around Starling. He looks like he has the potential to overcome his obvious small stature if he is appropriately committed. Two off-seasons raise doubts about where he is at!
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Billy Walker wrote: December 3, 2021, 10:14 pm
Hong Kong Raider wrote: December 3, 2021, 9:53 pm Why aren't we going for elite hookers for 2023, or are we satisfied Starling is the real deal?
I’d say there are question marks around Starling. He looks like he has the potential to overcome his obvious small stature if he is appropriately committed. Two off-seasons raise doubts about where he is at!
I'm not convinced he's an 80 min player. I'm less worried about the off field stuff involving him, Billy. He was cleared on the first one and the second one seems minor.

Others with assaulting women, drug taking, alleged rape, domestic violence charges have more to worry about.
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Hong Kong Raider wrote: December 3, 2021, 10:18 pm
Billy Walker wrote: December 3, 2021, 10:14 pm
Hong Kong Raider wrote: December 3, 2021, 9:53 pm Why aren't we going for elite hookers for 2023, or are we satisfied Starling is the real deal?
I’d say there are question marks around Starling. He looks like he has the potential to overcome his obvious small stature if he is appropriately committed. Two off-seasons raise doubts about where he is at!
I'm not convinced he's an 80 min player. I'm less worried about the off field stuff involving him, Billy. He was cleared on the first one and the second one seems minor.

Others with assaulting women, drug taking, alleged rape, domestic violence charges have more to worry about.
Yep - he certainly speeds a game up when he comes on towards the end of a half but agree he hasn’t demonstrated he’s a starting 80 minute hooker. I can’t see him taking the starting role from Hodgo. My point is that if he applies himself to something I wouldn’t discount him getting there but regardless of what the outcome is the dude seems to be making some poor choices.
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Starling is the fittest bloke at the club.

Playing 80 is well within his reach.

But you only grow and improve at doing that if given the opportunity to do so. You do not become an 80 minute player and leader by getting grab bags off appearances here and there.

If Ricky views is as vitally important to the team that Hodgo comes on to stand around like a statue whenever someone runs a swerve at the middle, or to kick balls away on the 3rd when we are starved of possession or to run some crash balls- of which 1 eventually works after being all we do for 20 mins and making the rest of our attack look like starved garbage rats so people think, gee lucky we had Hodgo and his crash ball so we scored 6 vs 28 instead of 0 vs 28, then he will continue to play Hodgo and people will still say- gee Starlings not an 80 min player...

He got 2 goes at playing 80 last year... Both games we had Aekins at fb, no Papa (among others) and in one of those games Hudson Young is listed as our halfback. Hodgo was pants last year, Starling shone at times. The team goes better with Starling on the park, imo, in Vlandysball. Give him the keys.
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BadnMean wrote: December 4, 2021, 5:52 am Starling is the fittest bloke at the club.

Playing 80 is well within his reach.

But you only grow and improve at doing that if given the opportunity to do so. You do not become an 80 minute player and leader by getting grab bags off appearances here and there.

If Ricky views is as vitally important to the team that Hodgo comes on to stand around like a statue whenever someone runs a swerve at the middle, or to kick balls away on the 3rd when we are starved of possession or to run some crash balls- of which 1 eventually works after being all we do for 20 mins and making the rest of our attack look like starved garbage rats so people think, gee lucky we had Hodgo and his crash ball so we scored 6 vs 28 instead of 0 vs 28, then he will continue to play Hodgo and people will still say- gee Starlings not an 80 min player...

He got 2 goes at playing 80 last year... Both games we had Aekins at fb, no Papa (among others) and in one of those games Hudson Young is listed as our halfback. Hodgo was pants last year, Starling shone at times. The team goes better with Starling on the park, imo, in Vlandysball. Give him the keys.
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sprintman wrote: December 3, 2021, 7:11 pm Api $650k 3rd year option.
That's a great deal for the Tigers in my opinion.
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Wiki Special wrote: December 4, 2021, 8:49 am
sprintman wrote: December 3, 2021, 7:11 pm Api $650k 3rd year option.
That's a great deal for the Tigers in my opinion.
Agree. They won, we lost!
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